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Glasgow’s Roddy MacLeod won the 2011 Glenfiddich Championship at Blair Castle, the fourth time he has captured piping’s biggest prize. By winning, he becomes the first qualifier for the 2012 Glenfiddich. MacLeod gained the overall title with a win in the MSR and a third in the Piobaireachd. After several appearances at the Glenfiddich, Iain Speirs of Edinburgh won his first first prize by taking the Piobaireachd. The competition saw two newcomers to the contest, with Callum Beaumont of Bo’ness, Scotland, and Ian K. MacDonald of Whitby, Ontario, participating for the first time . . .
In this penultimate installment of our February 2000interview with the late Jim Hutton, we get into contentious topics of the time ¨C namely, conflict of interest in the pipe band judging ranks, the emerging game of numbers in the upper-grade bands and the varying standards around the world of pipe band snare drumming. Interestingly, Hutton touches upon the trend that had then only recently re-started with flourishing tenors, and his thoughts at the time foreshadowed the controversy of opinions that would follow over the next decade.
The first day of events at the Northern Meeting On the first day of events at Inverness, Niall Stewart added the Northern Meeting Gold Medal to his growing collection of big . . .
Angus MacColl of Benderloch, Scotland, gained his fourth Clasp, the most prestigious award on the second day of events from the Northern Meeting at Eden Court Theatre. Earlier . . .
Hundreds turn out to pay last respects to one of history’s greatest solo pipers.
The usual bevy of solo pipers, including many international stragglers, turned out for the Blairgowrie games on a dry and mainly sunny day. Derek Midgley and Peter Hunter copped the most prizes, while James MacHattie won the top piobaireachd award . . .
At 125 years and counting, the Wallacestone & District Pipe Band is one of the world’s longest-running bands and, after almost 40 years as Pipe-Major, Tam Anderson has decided to . . .
Many bands after a grueling competition season take several weeks or even months off before regrouping, but the Grade 1 Peel . . .
The Grade 2 Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary Pipe Band of Scotland is in need of a Pipe-Major and Leading-Drummer after Callum Watson . . .
In the year that is the 50th anniversary of the Glengarry Pipe Band of Maxville, Ontario, most of the members of the Grade 2 band have joined the Grade 2 Ottawa Police . . .
The passing of the famous pipe band drummer Jim Hutton in June of this year brought into focus his role in and contributions to our community. Over Hutton’s 75 years he accomplished much, including competitive, teaching and organizational success. In light of his work, we chose to look back at the interview we conducted with him in 2000, and bring to subscribers to pipes|drums the full text of the conversation in the latest in our Interviews from the Archives series.
Eleven pipers competed in the senior solo events at the mostly wet Pitlochry games. As always, there was no piobaireachd event. Two Grade 1 bands competed, and Robert Wiseman-Vale of Atholl topped the Lothian & Borders Police.
William Donaldson reviews Donald MacDonald’s Collection of Piobaireachd Volume 2, Manuscript (1826), recently released by the Piobaireachd Society.
One of history’s greatest contributors to piping, Captain John A. MacLellan MBE, will be honoured with an annual piobaireachd recital competition and dinner in Edinburgh that . . .
The final contest of the continental Europe pipe band season was held at Alden Biesen Castle, and Antwerp & District came away with three first, playing up to a “Grade 1st” event in addition to Grade 2nd and Open contests.
The 2010 edition of the Piping Live! Glasgow International Festival of Piping was named the Best Traditional Event of the year at . . .